Avalanche — Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80, Utah
January 31, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 50-year-old male skier went missing in the Park City area on the afternoon of January 31. After two days of searching, his body was eventually found along Rip's Ridge, where he apparently had triggered an avalanche, and had been buried and killed.
Other notable avalanche events in Utah
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.